Books clean, cash flow clear
Certified bookkeepers and accountants who read a restaurant P&L the way an operator does — by line, by week, by cause.
What this actually involves
Generic accounting treats a restaurant like any other small business: a chart of accounts that buries prime cost, monthly reporting that arrives three weeks late, and no view of the weekly numbers that actually drive the outcome. By the time the statement lands, the month it describes is unrecoverable.
We run the full accounting function on a hospitality and retail chart of accounts — daily sales reconciliation, accounts payable with invoice-level cost coding, payroll and tip handling, sales tax, and month-end close. On top of that sits controller-level oversight: weekly prime cost reporting, budget versus actual, cash flow forecasting, and a review conversation where the variances get explained.
Where we go to work
A working engagement
Books & Systems Review
We assess the current chart of accounts, reconciliation state, POS and payroll integrations, and controls, then quantify the cleanup required.
Clean Up & Restructure
Historical reconciliation, corrected coding, and a chart of accounts restructured so prime cost and department margins are readable.
Run the Function
Daily reconciliation, AP and payroll cycles, tax filings, and month-end close on a published calendar you can rely on.
Report & Advise
Weekly prime cost and monthly financials delivered with a review conversation — what moved, why, and what to do about it.
Deliverables
- Hospitality and retail chart of accounts, reconciled
- Monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
- Weekly prime cost and department labor reporting
- AP aging, payment calendar, and vendor reconciliation
- Payroll, tip, and sales tax filings on schedule
- Annual budget, cash flow forecast, and variance review
Frequently asked
No. We run the ongoing accounting function and hand your CPA clean, reconciled books at year end, which usually reduces what that work costs.
Yes. Cleanup is common. We scope the catch-up work up front so you know the cost before we start.
We work in the major accounting, POS, and payroll platforms and will recommend a change only when the current stack is genuinely holding you back.
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